STAR TREK BEYOND (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Chris Pine (Into The Woods), Zachary Quinto (Hitman: Agent 47), Zoe Saldana (Avatar), Karl Urban (Dredd), Simon Pegg (The World’s End), John Cho (Harold and Kumar Get The Munchies), Anton Yelchin (Green Room), Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation), Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog), Deep Roy (Return to Oz), Ashley Edner (Spider-Man), Jason Matthew Smith (Rebound)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6), director; Doug Jung (Confidence) and Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz), writers; J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Bryan Burk (Super 8) and Roberto Orci (Cowboys & Aliens), producers; Michael Giacchino (Up), composer; Stephen F. Windon (House of Wax), cinematographer; Greg D’Auria (Bone Tomahawk), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

The crew of the USS Enterprise, led by Captain James T. Kirk (Pine), are ambushed by an unstoppable wave of unknown aliens, led by the ruthless Krall (Elba). Forced to abandon ship and become stranded on an unchartered planet with no apparent means of escape, Kirk and his crew must survive against the odds and defeat their new enemy while getting themselves to safety…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

It’s been fifty years since Star Trek first debuted, and in honour of this momentous occasion we’re being treated to a brand-new story that celebrates everything great about the franchise.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 22ND JULY 2016

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